Latest News Awareness rate of room matching services is just 3.7% in Japan - JTM survey Feb 06, 2015 “Local Brand Research” 2014- Hokkaido Topped for 6 Consecutive Years, Izumo Progressed to the 5th in “Tourism Eagerness” Dec 01, 2014 Access from Smartphone Users Outnumbered PC Users in 9 Categories Including Travels- Nielsen Report Nov 29, 2014 Trading Volume of 50 Major Travel Agents Decreased, Except for Inbound Travels Increasing 30%- August 2014 Nov 28, 2014 The Number of Foreign Visitors to Japan in September 2014- 1.10 Million, an increase of 26.8% Nov 27, 2014 The Number of Japanese Departures in September 2014- 1.52 Million, 2.1% Decrease Nov 27, 2014 Reasons for the Foreign Travelers to Choose “Ryokan”: “Onsen” for the Asians, “Japanese Style Room” for Euro-Americans- PRILIT Study Nov 26, 2014 ANA Sales Topped Travel Industry and Singapore Airline Topped International Airlines for Customer Satisfaction Ranking 2014- Survey by SPRING Nov 26, 2014 Adachi Museum of Art in Shimane Topped the List of “Art Museums to be Recommended for Foreign Visitors”- JTB Survey Nov 24, 2014 About 30% Consumers, 1.4 Times More than Last Year, Made Travel Reservations Online Using Smartphones –JTM Survey Nov 24, 2014 About 40% of SNS Users transmitted Information on Travel Experience and 33% Have Done It “On the Scene” –JTM Survey Nov 23, 2014 Japanese Consumers Are Influenced by User Reviews in Purchase Decision - Digital Media Usage Survey by Tohmatsu Nov 22, 2014 Japan Tourism EXPO 2014 Re-cap Nov 21, 2014 The Inaugural “Japan Travel Week” Appealed Japan to the World Nov 16, 2014 “Kyoto” Proved to Be the Most Frequently Searched Keyword in 2014 Among the Tourist Attractions in Japan Oct 22, 2014 E-Commerce Market for Accommodation/Travel Industry Expand Over 20% to 1.8 Trillion Yen- FY2013 E-Commerce Market Survey by the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry Oct 15, 2014 The Number of Foreign Visitors to Japan in August 2014- 1.11 Million, the Korean Market Grew for 2 month in a Row Oct 13, 2014 The Number of Japanese Departures in August 2014- 1.79 Million, 2.8% Decrease Oct 12, 2014 Social Media Users- 29% Regretted Spending Too Much Time, 23% Felt Stress Oct 12, 2014 77% of the Leisure Oriented Travelers “Would Not Make Reservations at Hotels without Reviews,” While 59% of the Business Travelers Are “Not Concerned About Reviews”- Agoda.com Survey Oct 10, 2014 More Smartphone Users Access to the Japanese Travel Reservation Service Sites, but the PC Users Spend More Time- Analysis by Nielsen Oct 05, 2014 The Number of Foreign Visitors to Japan in July 2014- 1.27 Million, the Highest Monthly Figure to Date Sep 07, 2014 The Number of Japanese Departures in July 2014- 1.414 Million, 2.8% Decrease Sep 07, 2014 Social Media Utilized by Japanese Enterprises- Facebook 76%, LINE 34%, Google 32% Sep 07, 2014 Hawaii Accounted for More than 60% of the Overseas Wedding Location and Expense Spent Averaged 1.85 Million Yen Aug 29, 2014 The Hong Kong Tourism Board Started to Distribute “Hong Kong MICE Guide 2014/2015” Aug 28, 2014 Customer Attraction Rankings for Major Leisure Facilities in Japan- Tokyo Disneyland, USJ and Huis Ten Bosch Outstandingly Strong Aug 28, 2014 Users of 3 Japanese LCCs Increased by 4 Points to Become 15%- Japan Tourism Marketing Co. Aug 23, 2014 Websites Visited by Japanese Travelers: Rakuten Travel Tops the Industry While HIS Attracts Prospect Overseas Travelers Aug 17, 2014 The Number of Foreign Visitors to Japan: 1,057 Thousand for June 2014, 6,260 Thousand for January to June 2014 Aug 14, 2014 The Number of Japanese Departures in June 2014 Was 1,296 Thousand, 0.3% Decrease Aug 14, 2014 Information Needed the Most by Foreign Visitors in Japan- “Free Wi-Fi” (47.0%) and “Transport” (45.0%) Aug 13, 2014 “Communications Usage Trend Survey in 2013” by MIC Indicates Users’ Rapid Shift to Smartphones Aug 09, 2014 Forecast for the Growing Smart Device Market in Japan Aug 06, 2014 Summer Vacation 2014: 74% Increase for China, 46% Increase for Taiwan Jul 22, 2014 Rakuten Travel Reservation Status for the Summer 2014 Jul 21, 2014 Travel Related Sites Rank High in Web Brand Survey- Spring/Summer 2014 Jul 18, 2014 28% of Women in the Twenties “Post Messages on SNS During a Trip” Jul 14, 2014 Over 30% Corporations Have Reduced Expenses for Business Trips in the Past 3 Years Jul 11, 2014 A Record High 1.097 million Foreign Visitors to Japan in May 2014, the Total Visitors for This Year Has Already Exceeded 5 million Jul 05, 2014 Number of Japanese Departures Increased 0.9% to Become 1.276 Million in May 2014 Jul 04, 2014 Tourism Related Balance of Payments Achieved a Surplus for the First Time in 44 Years and It May Remain in a Surplus for the Calendar Year 2015 Jul 04, 2014 “White Paper on Tourism in Japan, 2014” Released: Emphasis on Inbound Travel Which Achieved 10 Million Visitors and 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games- Japan Tourism Agency Jul 01, 2014 JATA Tourism EXPO Japan, from 2014 expanding its scale Nov 28, 2013 The Travel and Tourism Related Consumption Trend Survey, Both Expenditure and the Number of Tourists Mark Double Digit Growth- Domestic Travel Continues to be Active Nov 03, 2013 For Major Travel Agents, Outbound Travels Decreased and Domestic Travels Increased for 7 Consecutive Months- August 2013 Oct 31, 2013 Lodging Travel Survey, the Number of Foreign Lodgers Increased Greatly, with Taiwan at the Top- 2nd Quarter (April to June) of 2013 Oct 26, 2013 Economic Stimulating Effect of the Tokyo Olympic Will Be 7 to 12 Trillion Yen, Similar Scale to London - Japan Research Institute Analysis Oct 22, 2013 Vanilla Air to Start Partnership with 3 Travel Agents, to Pursue over 85% on Time Departures Rate - Specific Measures Revealed Oct 18, 2013 Overseas Travel DI Improved, Asia and Honeymoon Expected to be Strong During Autumn Oct 11, 2013
